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Achieving Balance

“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.” – Euripides, ancient Greek playwright  

Loneliness

I have come to believe that alcoholics tend to be lonely people. I can be in a room full of people and still feel utterly alone. This can be disconcerting. It brings up that feeling of “other” that is deadly for alcoholics. You know, terminal uniqueness. Meetings are a great place to break the feeling [...]